[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44610-44611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3878]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request--Purchase of Branch Office(s) and/or Transfer of Assets/
Liabilities

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the 
Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information 
collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend this 
information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before October 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to Information Collection Comments, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
6518; or send an e-mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#422b2c242d212d2e2e2721362b2d2c6c212d2f2f272c3631022d36316c36302723316c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="731a1d151c101c1f1f1610071a1c1d5d101c1e1e161d0700331c07005d07011612005d141c05">[email protected]</span></a>. OTS 
will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet Site at 
www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, interested persons may inspect comments 
at the Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To make 
an appointment, call (202) 906-5922, send an e-mail to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d316c2d657f686b30" http: public.info">public.info</a>@ots.treas.gov">public.info@ots.treas.gov</a>, or send a facsimile transmission to (202) 
906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Patricia Goings, 
Financial Analyst, Applications (202) 906-5668, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may not conduct or sponsor an 
information collection, and respondents are not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless the information collection displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. As part of the approval process, we 
invite comments on the following information collection.
    Comments should address one or more of the following points:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of OTS;
    b. The accuracy of OTS's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of information technology.

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    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. In this notice, OTS is soliciting comments concerning 
the following information collection.
    OMB Number: 1550-0025.
    Form Number: OTS Forms 1584, 1585, and 1589.
    Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 552.13 and 563.22.
    Description: Information provided to OTS is evaluated to determine 
whether the proposed assumption of liabilities and/or transfer of 
assets transactions complies with applicable laws, regulations, and 
policy, and will not have an adverse effect on the risk exposure to the 
insurance fund.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 41.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Event-generated.
    Estimated Burden Hours of Response: 24 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden: 984 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

    Dated: August 3, 2007.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
[FR Doc. 07-3878 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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